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While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The executable error.exe, “Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor ” has been detected as malware by 3 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from download2212.mediafire.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation*  (Invalid match)

Product:
Internet Explorer

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)

MD5:
b6b98aba54d628bb335e68213d4de615

SHA-1:
9990017443e527f48f53afe0c1978186da4e5641

SHA-256:
cc4e28eea299598ddc6fda8ae03277392f1619103e25a85794905010510a127a

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:42:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
HW64.packed
1.3.0.7383

Reason Heuristics
(M)
16.7.7.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F]
23.00.65.16107

File size:
14.5 MB (15,208,448 bytes)

Product version:
11.00.9600.16428

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE .MUI

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\error.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/14/2013 8:48:22 AM

OS version:
6.3

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:WmUA415zEYFv7qCikNzOULeHSUVqx+4MwcGDy:W647Ye7xJNxSHxEpMwt

Entry address:
0x7F1C

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 4F, 09, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 06, 00, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 08, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 10, 41, 56, 48, 81, EC, B0, 00, 00, 00, 83, 64, 24, 20, 00, 48, 8D, 4C, 24, 40, FF, 15, 89, 43, 00, 00, 90, 65, 48, 8B, 04, 25, 30, 00, 00, 00, 48, 8B, 58, 08, 33, FF, 33, C0, F0, 48, 0F, B1, 1D, F6, 1B, 00, 00, 74, 19, 48, 3B, C3, 75, 07, BF, 01, 00, 00, 00, EB, 0D, B9, E8, 03, 00, 00, FF, 15, 0D, 43, 00, 00, EB, DA, 8B, 05, DD, 1B, 00, 00, 83, F8, 01, 75, 0A, 8D, 48, 1E, E8...
 
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Code size:
32 KB (32,768 bytes)

The file error.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://download2212.mediafire.com/jzq7kdqydhhg/.../Error.exe

http://download1781.mediafire.com/kt0440kougeg/.../Error.exe

http://download2017.mediafire.com/3vpdxcduaeeg/.../Error.exe

http://download996.mediafire.com/eo2dj9catdlg/.../Error.exe

http://download2212.mediafire.com/ao1oho98baxg/.../Error.exe

http://download1665.mediafire.com/9nstn6gn05wg/.../Error.exe

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